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GMDenis Lazavik

BLR Born 2006 (Age ≈20) Male
FIDE ID
13515110

About Denis Lazavik

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Show more

Denis Lazavik was born in Minsk and gained early international experience with Belarus's youth team. He played in the 2018 World Youth Olympiad and helped the team win bronze the following year. He became an international master in 2021 and a grandmaster in 2022. Online speed chess brought him wider recognition, including victory in the second division of the 2023 Aimchess Rapid. He won the 2025 Abu Dhabi Masters unbeaten. At the finals of the 2025 Speed Chess Championship, held in February 2026, he defeated Hikaru Nakamura in the third-place match. He added victory in the 2026 Karpov International tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk.

FIDE ratings

2642.2 +6.2

Classical

Live estimate

2624

Rapid

Published FIDE

2644

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#85
National rank · BLR
#1

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2636 Oct 2026
Recorded years
2015–2026
Archived games
5588

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
5401 2020-05-27 RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Rudik Makarian 1-0 61 Open
5402 2020-05-27 RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Mariya Yakimova 1-0 44 Open
5403 2020-05-27 RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Andrey Tsvetkov 1/2-1/2 47 Open
5404 2020-05-27 RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2 lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Leya Garifullina 1-0 19 Open
5405 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 8 Vladimir Demin Denis Lazavik 0-1 20 Open
5406 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Hampus Sorensen 0-1 28 Open
5407 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 5 Robert Prieb Denis Lazavik 1-0 44 Open
5408 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 3 Denis Lazavik Kacper Polok 1/2-1/2 78 Open
5409 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 2 Praveen M Thipsay Denis Lazavik 1-0 50 Open
5410 2020-05-26 Titled Tuesday 26th May chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Martyna Starosta 1-0 40 Open
5411 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 9 Denis Lazavik Melih Yurtseven 1-0 37 Open
5412 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 8 Narayanan S L Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 73 Open
5413 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Jason P Morefield 1-0 60 Open
5414 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 6 Chithambaram VR. Aravindh Denis Lazavik 1-0 62 Open
5415 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 4 Denis Lazavik Matthew J Wadsworth 1-0 27 Open
5416 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 3 Tuan Minh Le Denis Lazavik 1-0 33 Open
5417 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Vladimir Demin 1-0 45 Open
5418 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 1 Sigitas Kalvaitis Denis Lazavik 0-1 46 Open
5419 2020-05-19 Titled Tuesday 19th May chess.com INT 10 Denis Lazavik Renato Terry 1/2-1/2 2 Open
5420 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Ekaterina Nasyrova Denis Lazavik 0-1 66 Open
5421 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Volodar Murzin Denis Lazavik 0-1 64 Open
5422 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Rudik Makarian Denis Lazavik 0-1 23 Open
5423 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Andrey Tsvetkov Denis Lazavik 0-1 58 Open
5424 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Ekaterina Nasyrova 1-0 45 Open
5425 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Rudik Makarian 1/2-1/2 59 Open
5426 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Stefan Pogosyan 1-0 81 Open
5427 2020-05-15 RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle lichess.org INT - Denis Lazavik Andrey Tsvetkov 0-1 54 Open
5428 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 9 Eduard Andreev Denis Lazavik 1-0 31 Open
5429 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 8 Mohammadamin Molaei Denis Lazavik 1-0 64 Open
5430 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 7 Denis Lazavik Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis 1/2-1/2 48 Open
5431 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 6 Vsevolod Rytenko Denis Lazavik 0-1 76 Open
5432 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 5 Denis Lazavik Danilo Milanovic 0-1 60 Open
5433 2020-05-05 Titled Tuesday 5th May chess.com INT 2 Denis Lazavik Steve Berger 1-0 23 Open
5434 2020-03-19 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 9.2 Ivan Runets Denis Lazavik 0-1 40 Open
5435 2020-03-18 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 8.5 Denis Lazavik Matvey Papunidi 1/2-1/2 36 Open
5436 2020-03-17 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 7.1 Denis Lazavik Gleb Galkin 1/2-1/2 32 Open
5437 2020-03-16 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 6.5 Artiom Stribuk Denis Lazavik 0-1 42 Open
5438 2020-03-15 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 5.2 Denis Lazavik Mikhail Spizharny 1-0 48 Open
5439 2020-03-14 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 4.4 Viachaslau Zarubitski Denis Lazavik 0-1 62 Open
5440 2020-03-13 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 3.3 Denis Lazavik Mihail Nikitenko 1/2-1/2 30 Open
5441 2020-03-12 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 2.3 Artsiom Siniauski Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 37 Open
5442 2020-03-11 ch-BLR Junior 2020 Minsk BLR 1.4 Denis Lazavik Maksim Tsaruk 1-0 41 Open
5443 2020-02-27 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 9.43 Leon Luke Mendonca Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 46 Open
5444 2020-02-26 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 8.44 Cem Kaan Gokerkan Denis Lazavik 1-0 48 Open
5445 2020-02-25 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 7.42 Denis Lazavik Adam Kozak 0-1 55 Open
5446 2020-02-24 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 6.46 Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Denis Lazavik 0-1 52 Open
5447 2020-02-23 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 5.44 Denis Lazavik Sergei Lobanov 0-1 77 Open
5448 2020-02-22 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 4.43 Dmitry Frolyanov Denis Lazavik 1-0 50 Open
5449 2020-02-21 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 3.3 Denis Lazavik Vahap Sanal 0-1 75 Open
5450 2020-02-20 Aeroflot Open A 2020 Moscow RUS 2.29 Ivan Salgado Lopez Denis Lazavik 1/2-1/2 30 Open
  1. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-27RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2
  2. vs Mariya YakimovaWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-27RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2
  3. vs Andrey TsvetkovDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-27RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2
  4. vs Leya GarifullinaWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-27RUS-BLR U16 Team Battle 2
  5. vs Vladimir DeminWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-26 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 26th May
  6. vs Hampus SorensenLost · 0-1White · 2020-05-26 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 26th May
  7. vs Robert PriebLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-26 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 26th May
  8. vs Kacper PolokDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-26 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 26th May
  9. vs Praveen M ThipsayLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-26 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 26th May
  10. vs Martyna StarostaWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-26 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 26th May
  11. vs Melih YurtsevenWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-19 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 19th May
  12. vs Narayanan S LDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-05-19 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 19th May
  13. vs Jason P MorefieldWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-19 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 19th May
  14. vs Chithambaram VR. AravindhLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-19 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 19th May
  15. vs Matthew J WadsworthWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-19 · Round 4Titled Tuesday 19th May
  16. vs Tuan Minh LeLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-19 · Round 3Titled Tuesday 19th May
  17. vs Vladimir DeminWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-19 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 19th May
  18. vs Sigitas KalvaitisWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-19 · Round 1Titled Tuesday 19th May
  19. vs Renato TerryDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-19 · Round 10Titled Tuesday 19th May
  20. vs Ekaterina NasyrovaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  21. vs Volodar MurzinWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  22. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  23. vs Andrey TsvetkovWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  24. vs Ekaterina NasyrovaWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  25. vs Rudik MakarianDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  26. vs Stefan PogosyanWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  27. vs Andrey TsvetkovLost · 0-1White · 2020-05-15RUS-BLR U-16 Team Battle
  28. vs Eduard AndreevLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-05 · Round 9Titled Tuesday 5th May
  29. vs Mohammadamin MolaeiLost · 1-0Black · 2020-05-05 · Round 8Titled Tuesday 5th May
  30. vs Enkh-Amgalan AmgalantengisDraw · ½–½White · 2020-05-05 · Round 7Titled Tuesday 5th May
  31. vs Vsevolod RytenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2020-05-05 · Round 6Titled Tuesday 5th May
  32. vs Danilo MilanovicLost · 0-1White · 2020-05-05 · Round 5Titled Tuesday 5th May
  33. vs Steve BergerWon · 1-0White · 2020-05-05 · Round 2Titled Tuesday 5th May
  34. vs Ivan RunetsWon · 0-1Black · 2020-03-19 · Round 9.2ch-BLR Junior 2020
  35. vs Matvey PapunidiDraw · ½–½White · 2020-03-18 · Round 8.5ch-BLR Junior 2020
  36. vs Gleb GalkinDraw · ½–½White · 2020-03-17 · Round 7.1ch-BLR Junior 2020
  37. vs Artiom StribukWon · 0-1Black · 2020-03-16 · Round 6.5ch-BLR Junior 2020
  38. vs Mikhail SpizharnyWon · 1-0White · 2020-03-15 · Round 5.2ch-BLR Junior 2020
  39. vs Viachaslau ZarubitskiWon · 0-1Black · 2020-03-14 · Round 4.4ch-BLR Junior 2020
  40. vs Mihail NikitenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2020-03-13 · Round 3.3ch-BLR Junior 2020
  41. vs Artsiom SiniauskiDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-03-12 · Round 2.3ch-BLR Junior 2020
  42. vs Maksim TsarukWon · 1-0White · 2020-03-11 · Round 1.4ch-BLR Junior 2020
  43. vs Leon Luke MendoncaDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-02-27 · Round 9.43Aeroflot Open A 2020
  44. vs Cem Kaan GokerkanLost · 1-0Black · 2020-02-26 · Round 8.44Aeroflot Open A 2020
  45. vs Adam KozakLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-25 · Round 7.42Aeroflot Open A 2020
  46. vs Ekaterina KovalevskayaWon · 0-1Black · 2020-02-24 · Round 6.46Aeroflot Open A 2020
  47. vs Sergei LobanovLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-23 · Round 5.44Aeroflot Open A 2020
  48. vs Dmitry FrolyanovLost · 1-0Black · 2020-02-22 · Round 4.43Aeroflot Open A 2020
  49. vs Vahap SanalLost · 0-1White · 2020-02-21 · Round 3.3Aeroflot Open A 2020
  50. vs Ivan Salgado LopezDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-02-20 · Round 2.29Aeroflot Open A 2020